Canning railway station
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Canning was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway
.
It was opened on 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury, originally as Custom House, due to its nearby location to Custom House, Liverpool
, which was heavily bombed during The Blitz
. It was renamed Canning in 1947, so as not to confuse passengers.
The station closed, along with the rest of the line on 30 December 1956, due to the colossal cost for replacing the corroded decking, which could not be funded by the LOR company. No evidence of this station remains.
Liverpool Overhead Railway
The Liverpool Overhead Railway was the world's first electrically operated overhead railway. The railway was carried mainly on iron viaducts, with a corrugated iron decking, onto which the tracks were laid. It ran close to the River Mersey in Liverpool, England, following the line of Liverpool Docks...
.
It was opened on 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury, originally as Custom House, due to its nearby location to Custom House, Liverpool
Custom House, Liverpool
The Liverpool Custom House was damaged during the Second World War, and demolished in the late 1940s....
, which was heavily bombed during The Blitz
The Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War. The city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed...
. It was renamed Canning in 1947, so as not to confuse passengers.
The station closed, along with the rest of the line on 30 December 1956, due to the colossal cost for replacing the corroded decking, which could not be funded by the LOR company. No evidence of this station remains.